Prof Wieden
@profwieden.bsky.social
Retired Earth Science faculty and Interim President of Diablo Valley College. Now I travel, take photos and share them. All photos are mine, unless otherwise stated.
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Happy Monday! It is #MountainMonday & #BlueSkyMonday art challenges!
Here is my photo from a hike in the Hellmobotn region of
#Norway
#EastCoastKin #Photography #OMSystem
Here is my photo from a hike in the Hellmobotn region of
#Norway
#EastCoastKin #Photography #OMSystem
January 26, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Happy Monday! It is #MountainMonday & #BlueSkyMonday art challenges!
Here is my photo from a hike in the Hellmobotn region of
#Norway
#EastCoastKin #Photography #OMSystem
Here is my photo from a hike in the Hellmobotn region of
#Norway
#EastCoastKin #Photography #OMSystem
For #MacroMonday, here are two different photos of a Long-Banded Silverline butterfly. One with wings closed and one with them open. Taken in #Thailand. #butterfly #photography #TravelPhotography #SEAsia
January 26, 2026 at 5:39 PM
For #MacroMonday, here are two different photos of a Long-Banded Silverline butterfly. One with wings closed and one with them open. Taken in #Thailand. #butterfly #photography #TravelPhotography #SEAsia
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It took me more than 4 years to capture a scene I could only dream of. A magnificent Condor soars above the peaks of Argentina's Mount Fitz Roy, as they are spot lit in beautiful morning light.
#bluesky #photography #landscape #birds #nature #art
#landscapephotography #naturephotography #sunrise
#bluesky #photography #landscape #birds #nature #art
#landscapephotography #naturephotography #sunrise
January 26, 2026 at 2:31 PM
It took me more than 4 years to capture a scene I could only dream of. A magnificent Condor soars above the peaks of Argentina's Mount Fitz Roy, as they are spot lit in beautiful morning light.
#bluesky #photography #landscape #birds #nature #art
#landscapephotography #naturephotography #sunrise
#bluesky #photography #landscape #birds #nature #art
#landscapephotography #naturephotography #sunrise
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A walk through the tall ones at Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park. #ForestFriday #Photography #Trees #California 📷
January 24, 2026 at 5:53 AM
A walk through the tall ones at Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park. #ForestFriday #Photography #Trees #California 📷
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Good morning
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #TailsUp, any bird with its tail raised, and the Alt theme is #ShutEye, Any bird having a rest.
Here's a Robin, Long-tailed Tit, Cetti's Warbler & Wren with their #TailsUp.
I've not had any sleep yet so Good Night
#birds #EastCoastKin @rspb.bsky.social
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #TailsUp, any bird with its tail raised, and the Alt theme is #ShutEye, Any bird having a rest.
Here's a Robin, Long-tailed Tit, Cetti's Warbler & Wren with their #TailsUp.
I've not had any sleep yet so Good Night
#birds #EastCoastKin @rspb.bsky.social
January 22, 2026 at 6:44 AM
Good morning
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #TailsUp, any bird with its tail raised, and the Alt theme is #ShutEye, Any bird having a rest.
Here's a Robin, Long-tailed Tit, Cetti's Warbler & Wren with their #TailsUp.
I've not had any sleep yet so Good Night
#birds #EastCoastKin @rspb.bsky.social
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #TailsUp, any bird with its tail raised, and the Alt theme is #ShutEye, Any bird having a rest.
Here's a Robin, Long-tailed Tit, Cetti's Warbler & Wren with their #TailsUp.
I've not had any sleep yet so Good Night
#birds #EastCoastKin @rspb.bsky.social
For Thursday's #UrbanGaze, let's look at an older urban setting. Ta Prohm Temple, part of the Angkor Wat Temple complex in #Cambodia. The Fig Tree has almost completely overtaken the structure. #photography #SEAsia #TravelPhotography
January 22, 2026 at 4:54 PM
For Thursday's #UrbanGaze, let's look at an older urban setting. Ta Prohm Temple, part of the Angkor Wat Temple complex in #Cambodia. The Fig Tree has almost completely overtaken the structure. #photography #SEAsia #TravelPhotography
For #HumansOfBlueSky, I went into the archives and selected this photo of a mother and three kids on a trike in #Lhasa #Tibet. We were fortunate to be allowed into Tibet in 2019. Despite a heavy police presence, most people were very friendly. #China #photography
January 22, 2026 at 4:32 PM
For #HumansOfBlueSky, I went into the archives and selected this photo of a mother and three kids on a trike in #Lhasa #Tibet. We were fortunate to be allowed into Tibet in 2019. Despite a heavy police presence, most people were very friendly. #China #photography
For #WindowsOnWednesday here's something different. A stained glass window from the Duomo di San Giorgio in #Ragusa, #Italy. Depicts Saint George slaying the dragon. #photography #TravelPhotography
January 21, 2026 at 4:13 PM
For #WindowsOnWednesday here's something different. A stained glass window from the Duomo di San Giorgio in #Ragusa, #Italy. Depicts Saint George slaying the dragon. #photography #TravelPhotography
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For #RockinTuesday here's another crazy erosional feature in the Vermilion Cliffs. For #AnthropomorphicTuesday it looks to me either like a chess piece or a gremlin pointing downhill. It was steep with lots of loose rock, so it took awhile to pick my way down.
#hiking
#Arizona
#hiking
#Arizona
January 20, 2026 at 3:16 PM
For #RockinTuesday here's another crazy erosional feature in the Vermilion Cliffs. For #AnthropomorphicTuesday it looks to me either like a chess piece or a gremlin pointing downhill. It was steep with lots of loose rock, so it took awhile to pick my way down.
#hiking
#Arizona
#hiking
#Arizona
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I caught this female Cardinal with her mouth full this morning. I think she's wondering why I'm taking her picture.
#BirdOfTheDay #FeedingTime #birds
#BirdOfTheDay #FeedingTime #birds
January 20, 2026 at 5:39 PM
I caught this female Cardinal with her mouth full this morning. I think she's wondering why I'm taking her picture.
#BirdOfTheDay #FeedingTime #birds
#BirdOfTheDay #FeedingTime #birds
It's Tuesday, so for #ThickTrunkTuesday here's a tree with a very thick trunk - a #Baobab tree. Taken in #Namibia. Elephants use their tusks to peel the edible bark off the lower trunk. The result often kills the tree. #photography #Africa #SafariPhotography
January 20, 2026 at 4:16 PM
It's Tuesday, so for #ThickTrunkTuesday here's a tree with a very thick trunk - a #Baobab tree. Taken in #Namibia. Elephants use their tusks to peel the edible bark off the lower trunk. The result often kills the tree. #photography #Africa #SafariPhotography
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Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #TwoOfAKind pairs of the same bird, and the Alt theme is #Paridea any of the Tits, Chickadees & Titmice species.
Here's pair of Red-crowned Parrots, Galah, Gadwalls & Eurasian Teal.
#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #naturephotography #ukbirding #BirdLife #wildlife
Here's pair of Red-crowned Parrots, Galah, Gadwalls & Eurasian Teal.
#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #naturephotography #ukbirding #BirdLife #wildlife
January 18, 2026 at 9:16 AM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #TwoOfAKind pairs of the same bird, and the Alt theme is #Paridea any of the Tits, Chickadees & Titmice species.
Here's pair of Red-crowned Parrots, Galah, Gadwalls & Eurasian Teal.
#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #naturephotography #ukbirding #BirdLife #wildlife
Here's pair of Red-crowned Parrots, Galah, Gadwalls & Eurasian Teal.
#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #naturephotography #ukbirding #BirdLife #wildlife
For today's #BirdOfTheDay, Rob Crank has requested #TwoOfAKind. So, here are two photos of two of a kind. First, two Puffins from the Westman Islands, Iceland. Second, from the other 'end of the 'Earth', two Chinstrap Penguins from #Antarctica. #birds #BirdPhotography #photography #Travel
January 18, 2026 at 4:30 PM
For today's #BirdOfTheDay, Rob Crank has requested #TwoOfAKind. So, here are two photos of two of a kind. First, two Puffins from the Westman Islands, Iceland. Second, from the other 'end of the 'Earth', two Chinstrap Penguins from #Antarctica. #birds #BirdPhotography #photography #Travel
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Pining away
I won't win any awards for my bird photos, but I'm trying my best without the right lens or technical knowledge.
#BlueSkyArtShow #one
#SmallBirdSaturday
#BirdOfTheDay #PerfectPerch
#ColorADay #GreenSat
#EastCoastKin
#PhotographersUnited
I won't win any awards for my bird photos, but I'm trying my best without the right lens or technical knowledge.
#BlueSkyArtShow #one
#SmallBirdSaturday
#BirdOfTheDay #PerfectPerch
#ColorADay #GreenSat
#EastCoastKin
#PhotographersUnited
January 17, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Pining away
I won't win any awards for my bird photos, but I'm trying my best without the right lens or technical knowledge.
#BlueSkyArtShow #one
#SmallBirdSaturday
#BirdOfTheDay #PerfectPerch
#ColorADay #GreenSat
#EastCoastKin
#PhotographersUnited
I won't win any awards for my bird photos, but I'm trying my best without the right lens or technical knowledge.
#BlueSkyArtShow #one
#SmallBirdSaturday
#BirdOfTheDay #PerfectPerch
#ColorADay #GreenSat
#EastCoastKin
#PhotographersUnited
Today's topic for #JanuArty2026 is #insect. For your viewing pleasure, such as it is, here's an African Dung Beetle. Taken in #Botswana. #Africa #photography #travel
January 17, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Today's topic for #JanuArty2026 is #insect. For your viewing pleasure, such as it is, here's an African Dung Beetle. Taken in #Botswana. #Africa #photography #travel
For #scape Friday, here's a sunset photo from the Pacific Coast of #Panama. Clear skies and warm temperatures to help you get through mid-January. #photography #PacificOcean #Travel
January 16, 2026 at 4:14 PM
For #scape Friday, here's a sunset photo from the Pacific Coast of #Panama. Clear skies and warm temperatures to help you get through mid-January. #photography #PacificOcean #Travel
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#Scape #ForestFriday
Looking out at the rain forest from inside the cave Cueva del Indio in Vinales, Cuba.
#EastCoastKin #Vinales #Cuba #Cave
Looking out at the rain forest from inside the cave Cueva del Indio in Vinales, Cuba.
#EastCoastKin #Vinales #Cuba #Cave
January 16, 2026 at 2:54 PM
#Scape #ForestFriday
Looking out at the rain forest from inside the cave Cueva del Indio in Vinales, Cuba.
#EastCoastKin #Vinales #Cuba #Cave
Looking out at the rain forest from inside the cave Cueva del Indio in Vinales, Cuba.
#EastCoastKin #Vinales #Cuba #Cave
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Today’s alternative #BirdOfTheDay theme as set by Alan @alan678.bsky.social
is #Anatidae, which is a new word for me 🙄🤷♀️. Here is group of Canada geese (Branta canadensis) swimming in the New River.
#EastCoastkin
#WestCoastKin
#Oregon #PNW
#Nature #Photography
is #Anatidae, which is a new word for me 🙄🤷♀️. Here is group of Canada geese (Branta canadensis) swimming in the New River.
#EastCoastkin
#WestCoastKin
#Oregon #PNW
#Nature #Photography
January 15, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Today’s alternative #BirdOfTheDay theme as set by Alan @alan678.bsky.social
is #Anatidae, which is a new word for me 🙄🤷♀️. Here is group of Canada geese (Branta canadensis) swimming in the New River.
#EastCoastkin
#WestCoastKin
#Oregon #PNW
#Nature #Photography
is #Anatidae, which is a new word for me 🙄🤷♀️. Here is group of Canada geese (Branta canadensis) swimming in the New River.
#EastCoastkin
#WestCoastKin
#Oregon #PNW
#Nature #Photography
#Birds are wonderful photo subjects. So many variations of plumage, size, shape and habits. Here's two different birds that share the same habitat, yet have markedly different bills. The African Open Bill and an African Spoonbill. #photography #Africa #Botswana
January 15, 2026 at 4:44 PM
#Birds are wonderful photo subjects. So many variations of plumage, size, shape and habits. Here's two different birds that share the same habitat, yet have markedly different bills. The African Open Bill and an African Spoonbill. #photography #Africa #Botswana
For #HumansOfBlueSky, I've selected a rather unique perspective of hikers on a segment of the trail to/from #Angel'sLanding in #ZionNP. Anyone know the name of this section of the trail?
January 15, 2026 at 4:21 PM
For #HumansOfBlueSky, I've selected a rather unique perspective of hikers on a segment of the trail to/from #Angel'sLanding in #ZionNP. Anyone know the name of this section of the trail?
Greetings. For today's #JanuArty2026, the topic is #flower. Here's a Bog Cotton, a type of Cottongrass from our #Greenland trip earlier this year. When looking at this flower, I can't help but think of the famous boxing promoter, Don King. No disrespect intended. #photography #wildflower
January 14, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Greetings. For today's #JanuArty2026, the topic is #flower. Here's a Bog Cotton, a type of Cottongrass from our #Greenland trip earlier this year. When looking at this flower, I can't help but think of the famous boxing promoter, Don King. No disrespect intended. #photography #wildflower
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Back now folks. Going to go through as many #BirdOfTheDay captures as I can. Here’s another for #Solitude taken today. Known as a Common Buzzard here and a hawk on other continents. #birds #photography #EastCoastKin
January 13, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Back now folks. Going to go through as many #BirdOfTheDay captures as I can. Here’s another for #Solitude taken today. Known as a Common Buzzard here and a hawk on other continents. #birds #photography #EastCoastKin
At the 'other', unhappy place (X), we used to have a #ThickTrunkTuesday. Great for sharing photos of trees. Here's my attempt to start a new trend. For my fellow oenophiles out there, a cork oak, from which wine corks are made. #trees #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky
January 13, 2026 at 4:08 PM
At the 'other', unhappy place (X), we used to have a #ThickTrunkTuesday. Great for sharing photos of trees. Here's my attempt to start a new trend. For my fellow oenophiles out there, a cork oak, from which wine corks are made. #trees #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky
For #RockinTuesday, here's a photo of what is locally known as #TikiRock. Located near one of the many trails in the Morro Bay Area. #photography #hiking #CentralCalifornia #MorroBay #PhotographersOfBlueSky
January 13, 2026 at 4:01 PM
For #RockinTuesday, here's a photo of what is locally known as #TikiRock. Located near one of the many trails in the Morro Bay Area. #photography #hiking #CentralCalifornia #MorroBay #PhotographersOfBlueSky